LIKE THE CAT THAT GOT / ATE / SWALLOWED THE CANARY

Meaning of LIKE THE CAT THAT GOT / ATE / SWALLOWED THE CANARY in English

➡ like a cat that's got the cream

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GOT — Airport Name : Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport Airport Location : Gothenburg, Sweden IATA Code : GOT ICAO Code : ESGG
Airport Code English Dictionary
ATE — Airport Name : Antlers Municipal Airport Airport Location : Antlers, Oklahoma, United States IATA Code : ATE ICAO Code : …
Airport Code English Dictionary
ATE — -ate suffixo adjective [used with nouns] -ate, -ated, -ed (= having a ... or ...s)
Interlingua English vocab
SWALLOWED — (Verb) nakatulon
English-Visayan vocabulary
GOT — (Verb) nakuha
English-Visayan vocabulary
GOT — see: get
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANARY — noun (plural canaries) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 a Canary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ATE — noun Etymology: Greek Atē Date: 1583 a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
CANARY — Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Английский словарь Британика
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANARY — I. kəˈnerē, -ˈeə-, -ˈa(a)(ə)-, -ˈā-, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATE — I. past of eat II. ˈäd.ē, ˈā-; ˈäˌtā, ˈāˌtē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek atē; probably akin to Latvian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ATE — I. ə̇t, ˌāt, usu -d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -at, from Old French, from Latin -atus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOT — past of get
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLOWED — (imp. & p. p.) of Swallow
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — () imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (p. p.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (imp.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (v. i.) To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Английский словарь Webster
ATE — (imp.) of Eat
Английский словарь Webster
ATE — (n.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
Английский словарь Webster
ATE — () the preterit of Eat.
Английский словарь Webster
SWALLOWED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Swallow
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( p. p. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( imp. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ATE — The preterit of Eat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — /got/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of get . auxiliary verb. 2. Informal. must; have got (fol. by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — /keuh nair"ee/ , n. , pl. canaries , adj. n. 1. any of several Old World finches of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ATE — -ate 1 a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution paralleling that of Latin. The form originated as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATE — /ay"tee, ah"tee/ , n. an ancient Greek goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness that produces crime and the divine …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ATE — I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English -at, from Anglo-French, from Latin -atus, -atum, masculine & neuter of -atus, past participle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOT — past and past participle of get
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANARY — noun ( plural ca·nar·ies ) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ATE — noun Etymology: Greek Atē Date: 1583 : a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOWED — impf & ·p.p. of swallow.
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
GOT — p.p. of get. 2. got ·impf of get. 3. got ·- imp. & ·p.p. of get. ·see get.
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — noun a canary bird. 2. canary ·noun a quick and lively dance. 3. canary ·noun wine made in the canary …
Webster English vocab
ATE — the preterit of eat. 2. ate ·noun the goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
Webster English vocab
-ATE — as a noun suffix, it marks the agent; as, curate, delegate. it also sometimes marks the office or dignity; as, …
Webster English vocab
GOT — past and past participle of get .
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANARY — ■ noun ( plural canaries ) 1》 a bright yellow finch with a melodious song, popular as a cage bird. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOT — [got] past and past part of get
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANARY — [ca.nary] n, pl ca.nar.ies [MF canarie, fr. OSp canario, fr. Islas Canarias Canary Islands] (1584) 1: a Canary Islands usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATE — [ate] past of eat Ate n [Gk Ate]: a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ATE — [-ate] n suffix [ME -at, fr. OF, fr. L -atus, -atum, masc. & neut. of -atus, pp. ending] 1: one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANARY — (species Serinus canaria), popular cage bird of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATE — Greek mythological figure who induced rash and ruinous actions by both gods and men. She made Zeus take a hasty …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOT — got BrE AmE ɡɒt AmE \ ɡɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← LIKE A CAT THAT'S GOT THE CREAM

(HAS THE) CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?→